to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
choices; alternatives; options
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
human relations; personal relationships
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
connection; link; relationship
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
pupil; student; schoolchild
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
difficult to ...; hard to ...
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
overseas student; exchange student
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
relatively; comparatively